Romance Classics

We TV (stylized as WE tv) is an American pay television channel. Owned by AMC Networks since its September 1997 launch, it is oriented mainly towards lifestyle and entertainment programming.

As of February 2015, approximately 85.2 million American households (73.2% of households with television) received We TV. In March 2015, AMC announced it would soon begin making its channels available to cord cutters, including AMC, BBC America, IFC, Sundance TV, and We TV itself.

History

Romance Classics (1997–2001)

We TV was originally known as Romance Classics when it launched on September 1, 1997 under the ownership of what was then the Cablevision Systems Corporation-controlled Rainbow Media. It was originally a movie channel focusing mostly on romantic dramas and comedies, and television miniseries; similar to the original format of AMC (as American Movie Classics), the channel initially broadcast its films commercial-free. At launch, the Rainbow-owned MuchMusic USA dropped movies as a stunt as a movie channel.

Format change as We TV (2001–2014)

This format was abandoned on January 1, 2001, when the channel was relaunched as WE: Women's Entertainment, taking on an ad-supported general entertainment format. In 2006, the channel was renamed WE tv. The channel aired the first three seasons of the popular Logie Award-winning Australian television series ''McLeod's Daughters'', but dropped the show in April 2006. The channel's format then shifted towards reality shows, with several having topics related to weddings (such as '' Bridezillas'', ''Big Easy Brides'' and '' My Fair Wedding with David Tutera''). Other popular shows on the included '' Secret Lives of Women'', ''The Locator'' and ''Amazing Cakes''. In 2007, Rainbow would, however the channel's space, would launch a sister channel to WE tv. In 2009, Rainbow launched Wedding Central, a sister channel to WE tv. The channel closed on July 1, 2011.

In January 2011, We TV confirmed that it had signed Toni Braxton for a reality series, entitled ''Braxton Family Values'', which is marketed as one of the flagship shows. To prepare for a new show lineup, We TV also gave the AMC a new logo and marketing tagline: "Life As WE Know It". In March 2012, We TV confirmed that the AMC had ordered 14 episodes of ''Kendra on Top'', a reality show following the lives of Kendra Wilkinson and Hank Baskett, who previously appeared in the E! reality series ''Kendra''. Kendra said the show focuses on "motherhood, parenthood, and wife hood". ''Kendra On Top'' premiered on June 5, 2012.

Rebranding (2014–present)

In June 2014, the AMC unveiled a new logo, dropping the "Women's Entertainment" tagline. AMC president Marc Juris explained that while the AMC was to remain "a leading destination for women on television and online", the goal of the new branding was to broaden the focus on the word "we" as representing shared experiences, describing it as "a powerful and universal theme which drives connection, conversation, collaboration and community". As part of the rebranding, AMC also announced its first original scripted series, '' The Divide'', which was originally pitched for sister AMC, and was canceled after its first season. Its second series, '' South of Hell'', was ordered, but burned off in one day on 2015's Black Friday after a change in the network's management back towards exclusively original reality programming.

Current programming

Unscripted

*'' Bridezillas''
*'' Bridezillas: Scared Fit''
*''Extreme Love''
*'' Growing Up Hip Hop''
*'' Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta''
*'' Growing Up Hip Hop: New York''
*''Love After Lockup''
*'' Love After Lockup: Life After Lockup''
*'' Mama June: From Not to Hot''
*'' Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars''
*'' Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars Family Edition''
*''Tamar Braxton: Get Ya Life!''
*'' The TS Madison Experience'' (March 4, 2021)
*'' Untold Stories of Hip Hop''
*'' Waka & Tammy: What The Flocka''

Acquired unscripted

*''Beyond the Pole'' (2021)
*'' Joseline's Cabaret'' (2021)
*''The Real Blac Chyna'' (2021)

Acquired scripted

*''Criminal Minds''
*''CSI: Miami''
*''Law & Order''
*'' Law & Order: Criminal Intent''
*''Monk''
*'' NCIS''
*'' Double Cross''

Former programming

Scripted

* '' The Divide''
* '' South of Hell''

Unscripted

* ''Braxton Family Vaules''
* ''A Stand Up Mother''
* ''Adoption Diaries''
* ''Adventures in Doggie Day Care''
* ''Alien Abduction:True Confessions''
* ''Amazing Wedding Cakes''
* ''America's Cutest Puppies''
* '' American Princess''
* ''Amsale Girls''
* ''Big Easy Brides''
* ''Bride vs. Bride''
* ''Bulging Brides''
* ''Cheerleader U''
* ''Cinematherapy''
* ''Crimes of Passion''
* ''The Cupcake Girls''
* ''Cutting It: In the ATL''
* '' Cyndi Lauper: Still So Unusual''
* ''David Tutera's CELEBrations''
* ''Designer to the Stars: Kari Whitman''
* '' Dirty Dancing''
* ''Downsized''
* ''Dr. Miami''
* ''Driven to Love''
* ''Ex Isle''
* ''Extreme Ghost Stories''
* ''Family Restaurant''
* ''Fix My Family''
* ''Ghosts In The Hood''
* ''Girl Meets Cowboy''
* ''Girl Meets Gown''
* ''Hair Trauma''
* '' High School Confidential''
* ''House of Curves''
* ''Hustle & Soul''
* ''I Want to Save Your Life''
* ''Jilted?''
* '' Jim & Chrissy: Vow or Never''
* '' Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?''
* ''John Edward Cross Country''
* ''Kendra on Top''
* ''Kiss & Tell''
* '' L.A. Hair''
* ''Little Miss Perfect''
* ''The Locator''
* ''Love Thy Sister''
* ''The Lylas''
* ''Mary Mary''
* '' Match Made In Heaven''
* ''Money. Power. Respect.''
* ''Most Popular''
* ''My Life is a Telenovela''
* '' Mystery Millionaire''
* ''Obsessed with the Dress''
* ''Party Mama's''
* ''Platinum Babies''
* '' Platinum Weddings''
* ''Pregnant & Dating''
* ''Raising Sextuplets''
* ''Rescue Mediums''
* '' Rich Bride Poor Bride''
* ''Secret Lives of Women''
* ''Sanya's Glam & Gold''
* ''Selling It: In the ATL''
* ''Sex Box''
* ''Sex Change Hospital''
* '' Shannen Says''
* ''She House''
* ''She's Moving In''
* ''Sinbad: It's Just Family''
* ''Sisters in Law''
* ''Skating's Next Star''
* ''Spend It Fast!''
* '' Split Ends''
* '' Staten Island Cakes''
* ''Style Me with Rachel Hunter''
* ''Sunset Daze''
* ''SWV Reunited''
* ''Tamar & Vince''
* ''Texas Multi Mamas''
* ''Twister Sisters''
* ''Ugliest House on The Block''
* ''Unforgivable Crimes''
* ''WE Investigates''
* ''Wedding Central''
* ''Wife, Mom, Bounty Hunter''
* ''Women Behind Bars''
* ''You're Wearing That?!?

Acquired

* ''20/20''
* '' 48 Hours''
* ''Blue Planet II''
* ''Boston Public''
* ''Charmed''
* '' Committed''
* ''Dharma & Greg''
* '' Felicity''
* ''Frasier''
* ''Ghost Whisperer''
* '' Girlfriends''
* ''The Golden Girls''
* ''The Great Christmas Light Fight''
* ''Hope & Faith''
* ''House''
* ''How to Get Away with Murder''
* '' Kate & Allie''
* '' Madam Secretary''
* ''McLeod's Daughters''
* ''The Naked Truth''
* ''Ned and Stacey''
* ''Orphan Black''
* ''Roseanne''
* ''Two Guys and a Girl''
* ''Will & Grace''

References

External links

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AMC Networks
Television channels and stations established in 1997
English-language television stations in the United States
Women's interest channels